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Guinean national turns plastic into construction tiles

Guinean national turns plastic into construction tiles

This Guinea native has found a creative way to turn plastic waste into sustainable building materials, tapping into the capital city's growing mountain of trash and showing how a business venture can be both profitable and meaningful.

Kenya finds hope in waste recycling

Kenya finds hope in waste recycling

Youth in Dandora, a neighbourhood in Kenya's capital Nairobi, have devised innovative ways of converting waste into money.

Burkina Faso opens first mine waste treatment facility

Burkina Faso opens first mine waste treatment facility

Burkina Faso has opened its first mine-waste treatment facility.

Going bananas: Uganda start-up turns plant waste into fake hair, carpets

Going bananas: Uganda start-up turns plant waste into fake hair, carpets

TexFad is using natural banana fibre to produce environmentally friendly items such as carpets and biodegradable hair extensions.

Congo: The wealth of garbage

Congo: The wealth of garbage

In Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of Congo, a polytechnician highlighted the potential of plant and forest waste from which he produces environmentally friendly coal and fertiliser.